# Fundraisers move to deny salary ‘top up’ allegations

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2013/11/26/fundraisers-move-deny-salary-top-allegations/
- Published: 2013-11-26T00:12:39+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**The fundraising arms of some of Ireland’s major hospitals and health organisations
have denied that their fundraising income is being used to top up the salaries of
senior executives.**

The denials follow [newspaper revelations](http://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/reilly-says-top-up-payments-must-stop-1.1600417)
which showed that hospital and health providers had breached national pay guidelines
by adding top up payments to basic salaries.

The fundraising departments attached to [Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children Crumlin](http://www.cmrf.org)
and the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin issued statements following the controversy saying
no money raised by the public was used to pay executive salaries.

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> “Absolutely none of the funding we raise from the generosity of donors goes on
> hospital salaries or top-ups at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin,” said
> Joe Quinsey, chief executive of the hospital’s foundation.

A statement from Friends of the Rotunda, an independent charity with its own board
of directors, said none of the money it raises was used for any salary or allowance
payments to hospital management or staff.

Top up payments have generally been in the range of €20-€40,000 and hospitals have
claimed that they are being funded from ‘private funds’ or from income from hospital
shops.

At the time of year when most charities run fundraising campaigns, one major charity
has taken out radio advertisements to state that money raised was not used for top
ups while others have issued press statements and given interviews with the same
message.

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